Seven Deadly Sins and Macbeth

Macbeth is a tragedy which William Shakespeare empathize the good and the bad side of the human soul. King James was very influential to the Church of England and it´s possible that William Shakespeare wanted to impress the king with his play, Macbeth. “Shakespeare has used the play, Macbeth, to showcase the destructive nature of the Seven Deadly Sins”. Each of this sins are reflected in the actions on the three main characters, Macbeth is clearly invaded with pride, anger, and envy. His wife, Lady Macbeth is full of pride and greed, and the king, Duncan committed gluttony and laziness. The deadly sins supplement a play full of drama that makes the human get into a world of intrigue and betrayal.

Macbeth is probably the character that demonstrates the most the seven deadly sins. The first sin is pride, Macbeth kills Duncan in order to become king making reality the witches prophesy. “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter! “ (1.3.52).Macbeth doesn’t obey the commandments of God, and committed the sin most difficult to forgive, kill a person. He doesn’t respect the law; he is guided by his pride. Then Macbeth shows that he is full of envy when he asked to kill Banquo and his successor Fleance. He hired two murders, because he knew what future was expected for Banquos´s son, and Macbeth didn’t have any kids that could inherit the throne. “Thou art the best o' th' cutthroats: Yet he’s good that did the like for Fleance. If thou didst it, thou art the nonpareil.” (3.4.20). These sins were enough to demonstrate the destructive nature of the seven deadly sins, which led to the Macbeth death. Macbeth´s wife whether she was influenced by the witches or not, also is negatively affected by the sins in her life.

Lady Macbeth was a very influential character for Macbeth; she manipulates her husband and committed some of the seven deadly sins. After Lady Macbeth reads the letter from her husband, her mind is invaded with ambition...

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